2025 Annual Meeting

Les Merhoff Grant: &nbsp;Katy Kinsolving (Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy), Restoration of Indian paintbrush at NCLC's Wimisink Wildlife Sanctuary
Michael Lefor Grant: &nbsp;Carly Shaw (University of Connecticut),&nbsp;The Effects of Sediment Addition Depth on Denitrification in Coastal CT Salt Marshes

2025 CAWS ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Aqua Turf Club
556 Mulberry St, Southington, CT 06479

AGENDA & LINKS TO PRESENTATIONS

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS!!

8:00 - 8:30	Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibitors
8:30 - 8:45	Welcome / Opening Remarks and Announcements
8:45 - 9:15	Funding Spotlight: Opportunities for Connecticut with the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) and Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF)
9:20 - 10:35	Connecticut DEEP and Connecticut DOT
10:35 - 10:55	BREAK (Visit our Exhibitors!) Special Announcement - Conserve Wetlands License Plate
11:00 - 12:00	Regulatory Updates — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
12:00 - 1:00	LUNCH — CAWS Annual Business Meeting 12:30-1:00
1:00 - 1:30	2024 Michael LeFor Grant: Hormonal response to overwintering conditions in freeze tolerant Wood Frogs — Samantha Tracy (Yale University – School of Environment) 2024 Les Mehrhoff Grant: First Meadows Invasive Plant Management — Rory Larson (Steep Rock Association) Congratulations to the 2025 grant recipients: Les Merhoff Grant: Katy Kinsolving (Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy), Restoration of Indian paintbrush at NCLC's Wimisink Wildlife Sanctuary Michael Lefor Grant: Carly Shaw (University of Connecticut), The Effects of Sediment Addition Depth on Denitrification in Coastal CT Salt Marshes
1:35 - 1:50	Connecticut In-Lieu-Fee Program — Anthony Zemba (LandTech)
1:55 - 2:35	Restoration of the Hammock River Wildlife Management Area — Bri Benvenuti (Ducks Unlimited, Inc)
2:35 - 3:05	BREAK (Visit our Exhibitors!)
3:10 - 3:40	The Ecological Consequences of Light Pollution
3:45 - 4:15	Climate Impacts in Connecticut and Adaptation Solutions — Juliana Barrett, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)
4:15 - 4:30	Final Remarks and Close